Going by the information making rounds, the dreaded Islamic State group, popularly called, ISIS has launched a mobile app to attract Nigerian youths. The Information Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made this clear on Thursday and warns parents to make sure their children stay away from the application ‘Huroof’.


Nigeria's government has warned parents that the Islamic State group has launched a new mobile phone application to promote jihad among children, under the guise of educating them.


In a statement, Information Minister Alhaji Lai Mohammed urged parents to make sure their children stayed away from the application Huroof (or Alphabets in Arabic), which teaches children the  Arabic alphabets with the aid of guns, military tanks and cannons.